tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055445272273500233Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:05:02 +0000http://pinkfuzzyslipperwriters.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Mary Marvella)Blogger983125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055445272273500233.post-8412817854832837526Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:21:00 +00002009-11-08T09:24:45.428-05:00Hi Ladies,I have some great deals for today:Bath and Body Works: Buy 3 get 3 free of their Signature Body care. Promotion code for $10.00 off of $30.00 is TENTHIRTY. Shipping is $5.95. Great deal for 6 items/gifts.Turkeys! Head out to Walmart for the best deal in town--turkeys are $.40 a pound.Check out Shutterfly for three personalized 5x7 cards. Code is 3FREECARDS. If you ship all three http://pinkfuzzyslipperwriters.blogspot.com/2009/11/joanne-deal-of-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joanne)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055445272273500233.post-5129607788550581853Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:51:00 +00002009-11-07T09:46:26.574-05:00action-adventure romancetime-saving tips2009 Golden Heart Finalistfiction writingIf you’re here, either you have children, or you don’t, but you’re hoping to garner some super time saving or organizational tips which will help find you the elusive precious moments to write. Working outside of the home fulltime and with four kids, the Kool-Aid house and four completed novels in five years, I’ve perfected a few balancing acts.First, and I think this is probably the most http://pinkfuzzyslipperwriters.blogspot.com/2009/11/writing-with-children-nearly-impossible.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Autumn Jordon)46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055445272273500233.post-6664659537101934862Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:11:00 +00002009-11-06T20:13:10.351-05:00Through the FireNative American RomanceThe French and Indian WarHistoricals ReviewedColonial American romanceThrough the FireBeth TrisselThe Wild Rose PressReview:Rebecca Elliot, recently widowed, is on her way with her younger sister, Kate, to relatives staying in a remote fort. As their party travels at slow pace through thick forest, they find themselves viciously attacked. Rebecca barely manages to fight off one savage when she finds herself taken captive by another. In the melee, she loses sight ofhttp://pinkfuzzyslipperwriters.blogspot.com/2009/11/excellent-review-of-through-fire-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Beth Trissel)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055445272273500233.post-6855554690063145198Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:28:00 +00002009-11-06T12:30:39.134-05:00Once, so long ago that the memory is now almost lost in the mists of Time, I was a good cook. I cook for my son, I cooked for my poodles, I cooked for my SO. I even won prizes for my recipes. Slaving over a hot stove was an acceptable event for those delicious Southern meals. Now? It's instant this and instant that, and the microwave. Meals in 5 minutes. Oh, well...Today, however, I'm http://pinkfuzzyslipperwriters.blogspot.com/2009/11/pep-up-holidays-with-this-soup.htmltvsweeney@yahoo.com (Toni V.S.)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055445272273500233.post-1781709243496943988Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:45:00 +00002009-11-05T08:54:19.647-05:00Mary Marvella BarfieldDry skinwinter carehydratingmoisturizingskinBrighten your skin.With winter upon us, many of us are experiencing dry patches on our skin. Several things contribute to this condition and some steps which you can take to combat this condition would include:1. Drink more water. Most of us are not getting drinking enough water daily and that can cause dry and dull skin.2. Exfoliate twice weekly. The skin which is exposed on us is already dead http://pinkfuzzyslipperwriters.blogspot.com/2009/11/is-your-skin-ready-for-winter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mary Marvella)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055445272273500233.post-4187159030204740586Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:01:00 +00002009-11-04T00:01:01.667-05:00bad vacationhospital. Bryson CitycatsHospitalsickNCWhen I last left the story I was wondering if air in the IV line would kill me. Well it won't, it has to be a very large amount of air. Little bubbles and air won't hurt you. Now the picture is my husband taking pictures. Yes I know you all are thinking, WHAT? Is she crazy? No just sick, as you can see I am reaching for the bucket. I thought about the frying pan again, but he was behaving so wellhttp://pinkfuzzyslipperwriters.blogspot.com/2009/11/vacation-2009-part-two-resolution.htmlmricksen@att.net (Mary Ricksen)18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055445272273500233.post-2335694840085835677Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:46:00 +00002009-11-03T06:47:14.146-05:00The Founding Colonies – New HampshireIn case you’re new to this blog, I’m on a citizenship quest and I’m determined to know each state one by one. I’ve started with the Thirteen Founding Colonies, and I’m doing those in alphabetical order. After that I’m going to go through the 50 states as each one joined the constitution.I visited New Hampshire once for a training course. While I have vague http://pinkfuzzyslipperwriters.blogspot.com/2009/11/presidents-states-and-capitals-new.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jianne Carlo)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055445272273500233.post-3317227747740093213Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:01:00 +00002009-11-02T12:01:00.212-05:00stomachachevirusvacation ruinedNorth CarolinaHospitalsickIt all started out so wonderful. Ten days in North Carolina staying at a lovely cabin.The views are amazing and it gives me peace, while renewing my spirit.We started out staying a day with my elderly mom, it's always tough because she cannot get over losing my father and this time in addition we got some bad family news about my youngest brother.Well we did the best we could to cheer my mom andhttp://pinkfuzzyslipperwriters.blogspot.com/2009/11/vacation-2009-part-one-heeelllpppp.htmlmricksen@att.net (Mary Ricksen)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055445272273500233.post-7131568781684822022Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:09:00 +00002009-11-01T12:50:23.482-05:00LouisianaClass Act Bookscontemporary romanceBargain with LuciferCreoleIcy Snow BlackstoneWHAT A TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE, WHEN FIRST WE PRACTICE TO DECEIVE... Like his namesake, the Prince of Lies, Lucifer Deveraux is a Deceiver par excellence. Learning he has to be a settled, married man by his thirtieth birthday or lose a five million dollar Trust, he invents a wife and family; for five years he's deceived his grandfather into believing this. He's fooled every woman he's ever met http://pinkfuzzyslipperwriters.blogspot.com/2009/11/bargain-with-lucifer-by-icy-snow.htmltvsweeney@yahoo.com (Toni V.S.)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055445272273500233.post-3305604768477756832Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:14:00 +00002009-10-31T11:14:23.623-04:00Barbara MonajemHalloweenSoul CakesWhen Mary Ricksen mentioned soul cakes in a Hallowe’en blog this month, I couldn’t resist finding out more about these treats that, in the olden days, were given out in exchange for prayers for the dead. There are about a gazillion recipes on line. It seems that any kind of cookie or bun, preferably with some kind of dried fruit involved, can be called a soul cake. Many are unleavened. I’m not http://pinkfuzzyslipperwriters.blogspot.com/2009/10/soul-cakes-take-one-and-two.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Barbara Monajem)19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055445272273500233.post-7825131186910346301Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:00:00 +00002009-10-30T16:00:01.052-04:00rotten veggies. eggstoilet paperingCabbage NightHalloweenMischief NightWanna Hang Out With Me This Halloween? Discussions about Cabbage Night...The best and coolest word used to describe the night before Halloween. Cabbage Night began in the middle ages. People would wrap each others horses with papyrus and throw rooster eggs at their neighbors. It remains today the primary word to describe the night before halloween. Recently, there has been an uprising of http://pinkfuzzyslipperwriters.blogspot.com/2009/10/cabbage-nightbeware.htmlmricksen@att.net (Mary Ricksen)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055445272273500233.post-6461866273613336237Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:35:00 +00002009-10-30T13:49:10.222-04:00Maryland Romance WritersTony-Paul de VissageEarthman's BrideShadow Lord"Reveal Your Inner Vixen"Every year, the Maryland Romance Writers hold their annual "Reveal Your Inner Vixen" Awards. Last year, my novel Earthman's Bride ( published by Lyrical Press this year) placed first in the Futuristic/Alternate category. This year, Tony-Paul de Vissage decided to try his luck. Entering an excerpt from his horror novel, The Shadow Lord, I think he was more surprised than anyone else when it placedhttp://pinkfuzzyslipperwriters.blogspot.com/2009/10/reveal-your-inner-vixen-2009-maryland.htmltvsweeney@yahoo.com (Toni V.S.)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055445272273500233.post-8674485289119942503Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:57:00 +00002009-10-28T22:58:45.311-04:00ParanormalPamela VarnadoOpening scenePoint fo View Everyone strives to reach the lofty goal of grabbing an editor and agent’s attention from the first sentence. But what’s the right way to do that? Is it better to open with an action scene or with a more introspective point-of-view? I’ve seen both ways done extremely well before, though I’ve heard that it’s harder to showcase your voice by opening with an action scene. So which is a http://pinkfuzzyslipperwriters.blogspot.com/2009/10/opening-with-right-hook.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pamela Varnado)34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055445272273500233.post-8770296193343808496Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:40:00 +00002009-10-28T09:41:05.102-04:00The Top Ten Most Evil Individuals in HistoryThinking about this blog blew my mind. Unfortunately there are so many horrifying choices. I tried that exercise - you know the one where you hear a word and blurt out the first things that come to mind.Evil PersonHitler, Idi Amin Dada, Saddam Hussein, Osama Bin Laden, Stalin, Pol Pot, Ted Bundy, That’s my short list. I decided to consult the media and http://pinkfuzzyslipperwriters.blogspot.com/2009/10/top-ten-most-evil-individuals-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jianne Carlo)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055445272273500233.post-3936825308991429706Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:34:00 +00002009-10-27T14:51:51.884-04:00Shawnee warriorpost American Revolutionhistorical fantasyrugged frontiersmanLight paranormal romancebearwalkinghistorcial romanceAllegheniesthe Scots-Irishromantic suspenseOver the stunning weekend, my husband, art major daughter, and I drove through the valley and mountains on a photography tour. My mother was also out with her camera. Seeing the breath-taking ridges in their autumn glory reminded me of my historical/light paranormal romance, Daughter of the Wind, the season and setting for this story. I've included some of these fabulous pics to illustrate my http://pinkfuzzyslipperwriters.blogspot.com/2009/10/tis-season-for-daughter-of-wind.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Beth Trissel)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055445272273500233.post-4843622779842203874Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:54:00 +00002009-10-26T07:17:20.468-04:00Good-morning PFS readers and authors! This is my first blog and I hope it works!This weekend I attended the NJRW's conference in the beautifully renovated Renaissance hotel in Woodbridge, NJ.The 2 day event hosted an A list of editors and agents, plus a pre-conference workshop with Jennifer Crusie to kick it off. The first evening the attendees were invited to a cocktail party with pasta stationshttp://pinkfuzzyslipperwriters.blogspot.com/2009/10/njrw-conference.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Patrice)21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055445272273500233.post-9008021804864510174Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +00002009-10-25T00:00:01.514-04:00mythstrick or treatingHalloweenIs Halloween Candy Tampering a Myth? By and large, yes. Despite a very few well-publicized cases of alleged Halloween candy tampering during the 1960s and 1970s -- nearly all of which were found to be false or unverifiable upon further investigation -- no child has ever been injured or killed as a result of ingesting adulterated candy, apples, or other treats collected on Halloween. http://pinkfuzzyslipperwriters.blogspot.com/2009/10/more-halloween-facts.htmlmricksen@att.net (Mary Ricksen)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055445272273500233.post-9049480087028768781Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:13:00 +00002009-10-24T13:02:32.705-04:00sensesRomance Writingfun exercisefiction writingcharacter development Sara Amos gripped the steering wheel tighter. She was nervous because she was starting a new job and had already pissed her new boss off. Pretty bad, uh? What's mising?The paragraph is bare bones. We learn about our world through our five senses. Knowing this, it would make sense that we learn about our character’s world through their senses. Writing vivid, sensory details will engage your http://pinkfuzzyslipperwriters.blogspot.com/2009/10/pound-of-flesh-will-add-ton-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Autumn Jordon)43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055445272273500233.post-3109260217671998885Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:39:00 +00002009-10-21T23:02:57.478-04:00Cloris LeachmanMel BrooksYoung FrankensteinYes, I did. For a full 30 seconds, I spoke with her:"I think, out of all the times I've seen Young Frankenstein, I enjoyed it the most tonight," I said as I handed her my DVD insert and program. "Yes, it's one that seems to last," she agreed, picking up a silver Sharpie and slanting a left-handed signature across the sheets. She handed them back to me. "Thank you." I turned away to join my sonhttp://pinkfuzzyslipperwriters.blogspot.com/2009/10/meeting-cloris-leachman.htmltvsweeney@yahoo.com (Toni V.S.)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055445272273500233.post-8286066533417207772Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:48:00 +00002009-10-21T13:09:10.963-04:00goalsgoals groupsreporting pages writtenreading partnersBook in a monthSome of this might seem familiar to many of you for a reason, but please bear with me. From an older post. As I grow older, time seems to move by at warp speed. It seems as though January was only weeks ago. I had goals and plans and, of course, I modified many of them. While I seldom make detailed goals lists, I do have goals. I need them as much as I need flexibility.I should have two books http://pinkfuzzyslipperwriters.blogspot.com/2009/10/where-are-pages-i-planned-to-write.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mary Marvella)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055445272273500233.post-8873372695549142701Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:48:00 +00002009-10-19T15:06:11.209-04:00Dark God DescendingDark God Descending; Tony-Paul de Vissage; MayaAs many of you know, I recently got a Mac Mini to replace my PC. The PC had Windows Movie Maker; the Mini has i-Movie. Recently, I made a trailer for Tony-Paul de Vissage's novel Dark God Descending, using both programs because they both have features I like. I can't decide which trailer I like best, so I'm appealing to the Fuzzies and their readers for help. I've posted both here. Please http://pinkfuzzyslipperwriters.blogspot.com/2009/10/help-me-choose.htmltvsweeney@yahoo.com (Toni V.S.)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055445272273500233.post-780794904795962279Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +00002009-10-18T00:00:00.828-04:00trick or treatingHalloweenbobbing for applescostumesWhat Is the Origin of Bobbing for Apples? Some say the custom of bobbing for apples dates all the way back to pre-Christian Ireland and the festival of Samhain, though there seems to be little documentary evidence to support this. It has also been associated with Pomona, the ancient Roman goddess of fruits, trees, and gardens, in whose honor a festival was supposedly held each year on November http://pinkfuzzyslipperwriters.blogspot.com/2009/10/halloween-facts_18.htmlmricksen@att.net (Mary Ricksen)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055445272273500233.post-7794135463466632357Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:39:00 +00002009-10-16T18:55:57.097-04:00the Colonial frontierthe Shawnee Indiansbeth trisselearly American ancestorsThe Last of the MohicansThe French and Indian Warcolonial American Romance Through the Fire“A heart well worth winning, and well won. A heart that, once won, goes through fire and water for the winner, and never changes, and is never daunted.” ~ Charles DickensThrough the Fire ~ Finalist 2008 Golden Heart ® ContestWhen I wrote my historical romance novel Through the Fire I felt as though I’d been through the flames. My hero and heroine certainly had. This adventure romance with a http://pinkfuzzyslipperwriters.blogspot.com/2009/10/journey-back-in-time-with-colonial.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Beth Trissel)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055445272273500233.post-2540247895643432436Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:29:00 +00002009-10-15T09:42:24.836-04:00Through the FireLost in a Good BookOctober book discussionNative American RomanceWriters and Readers of Distinctive FictionColonial American romanceAs many of you know, Through the Fire was the grand winner in the Grab A Reader Contest, thanks to my faithful friends and fans, and consequently is the subject of discussion at Writers and Readers of Distinctive Fiction’s Book club, Lost In A Good…Book from 10/20/09–10/30/09.At: http://blog.elceepublishing.com/Also featured are the two other winners, Margaret Tanner with Devil’s Ridge and Susan http://pinkfuzzyslipperwriters.blogspot.com/2009/10/through-fire-one-of-three-novels-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Beth Trissel)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055445272273500233.post-807041689749673981Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +00002009-10-14T00:00:02.244-04:00new memberPatrice WiltonPink Fuzzy Slipper WriterswelcomeWe are gathered here today to welcome Patrice Wilton to our blog. Dedicated and sincere we right wrongs, we inform, we support, we know a good sale, have the best recipes and are a group of dedicated writers. We write because we have to, we can't stop ourselves. We are authors!!We are The Pink Fuzzy Slipper Writers!!!Dressed in these cloaks, (Linda's idea, kind of Gothic really), the pile of http://pinkfuzzyslipperwriters.blogspot.com/2009/10/welcome-patrice-wilton-to-pink-fuzzy.htmlmricksen@att.net (Mary Ricksen)26